with their paisley ties
and come to bed eyes
and me at seventeen
and the west end world
the bond street world
they made me realize
there was more to life
than a man and a wife
and the usual legitimate stirrings
a shady scene of primp and preen
and unnatural occurrings.
Now with the passing of so many years
no one refers to men as queers
society bears its seeded fruit
not wild flowers in a vale of tears.
I entirely agree with the thrust of your points, Mark. My experience being centred in the early sixties was a melting pot of change, and chiefly there was a sense of isolation and fear for the gay of the day, and knowing that the law was against them they became intensely defensive for their cause. It was rather pathetic in the main. Age gives us a long view. Attitudes today have swung back . It's still a major crime in many countries of course.....
Thanks for the comments.
An interesting "take" on changing attitudes over the years.
It has been said that anything that can be accomplished
under the sun cannot be defined as "unnatural". There
are other more appropriate words that originate within human society. Take your pick from the following:
abnormal, inappropriate, unacceptable, to mention a few,
depending on your own levels of tolerance and acceptance
that are themselves frequently the product of conditioning
and various influences like religion.
The best place to start may be "there's a time and place
for most things".
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Thomas Johnson
Sat 30th Apr 2016 21:13
This had really pleasant pacing and a poignant point placed perfectly at the end. Bravo